This paper presents an overview of how health outcomes vary across cities in Latin America and discusses some of the … known drivers of this variation. There are large disparities in outcomes across cities and across neighborhoods of the same … sharply across cities, and much of this variation can be explained by observable local characteristics - particularly …

This paper investigates what explains the variation in impacts of COVID-19 across Brazilian cities. I assemble data … from over 2,500 cities on COVID-19 cases and deaths, population mobility, and local policy responses. I study how these … in cities with higher income levels consistent with the fact that higher incomes correlate with greater mobility in …